A delegate to the National People's Congress (NPC) from
eastern China's Shandong province is presented with a bunch of flower after
arriving at Beijing Continental Grand Hotel on Friday, March 02, 2007. NPC
delegates are gathering in Beijing to attend the upcoming annual session of
China's top legislature. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]
Hundreds of delegates to the National People's Congress arrived in
Beijing on Friday to attend the upcoming annual session of China's top
legislature.
Delegates from 15 provinces, including eastern China's Jiangsu province,
arrived in the morning, while delegates from 13 other regions, including
Shanghai, Hong Kong and Macao, arrived in the afternoon.
The 10th National People's Congress opens its annual plenary session on March
5. The 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative
Conference, China's top political advisory body, convenes its fifth annual
plenary session on March 3.
Two new and highly important laws are expected to be adopted during the NPC
session: the property law and the corporate income tax law.
Motions aimed at fighting corruption and building a clean government are also
expected to be tabled at the two upcoming sessions.
An online poll on Sina.com shows taxes, education fees and healthcare are
among the top issues people want addressed at the meetings. Rocketing property
prices, lax food safety supervision and misappropriated social security should
also be priorities, China Daily reported.
